Shoe



E ANDERSON SHOE Sept. l1, 1923. 1,467,296

`Filed Nov. 28. 1921 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 T gf Sept. l1, 1923. 1,467,296

E, ANDERSON SHOE Filed Nov. 28, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented-sept. 11,1923.

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Application nica :member 2s, 1921.v semina. 518,398.

and the shank piece for such shoes and in the method of securing the parts in the'finished shoe.

The object of my invention is to provide a shoe in whiohthe arch of the foot shall be e'ectively supported by a strongr and durable construction, which shall not becoinc distorted or out of shape when in use, and 1t consists of that novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularly pointed out and claimed, in which the inner soleis constructed in two parts with a suitable upstanding side extension for the main part of the insole, curved to e111-- braice the instep, combined with a metal shank piece with corresponding upstanding portions to supplement and support the 1nsole extension, and inthe employment of a supplemental shank portion o f the insole applied over the metal shank'piece and the use of shock absorbing fillers of cork and other features of novelty which will be referred to in the specification that follows.

In the drawings, Fi re l is a sectional side-elevation of the comp ete shoe, showing my invention,

4o Figure 2 is a plan view of the main portion of the inner sole. Y f

Figure 3 i's a similar view of the other portion of the inner sole. c

Figure Il is a perspective View of the i5 metallic shank piece. l h

Figure 5 is a detail section illustrating the method of attaching the instep exten-- sion of the inner sole.

Figure 6 is a plan View of the cork layer for the metal shank piece.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the completed inner sole.

Figure 8 is a similar view with the cork shock absorbing sections removed.

Figure 9 is a similar view with the upper portion of vthe insole removed.v Y

Figure 10 is a cross section taken on the lines 10-10 of Figure 7.

The inner sole, of suitable leather, is made up in two parts in which l is the main portion of the usual shape-and provided with the usual channel 2 fortheball 'and toe portion for securing the welt and upper, and theportion 3 to besecuredover the main portion from the ball tothe heel, kand provided with the channel 4 for the welt and upper at the instep portion. l

The main portion of the insole 1 is provided with an extension 5 for the inside of the instep portion 'of the foot. tension 5 is'attachedrso as to permanently continuation ofthe shank portion of the insole. Beginning with the ball of the foot and extending to the heel, the insole 1 is formed with a channel 6 and the extension piece 5 is also formed with a channel 7 along the inner edge, which is curved to conform to the curve of the insole and the two parts are then stitched together through these channels so as to cause the contiguous edges This extake an upstanding position as a lateral of the two pieces to abut and to leave a.

smooth, unbroken "surface at the line of jointure.

` A metal shank piece 8, to extend from the ball to the heel, is then secured in place by tacksor rivets through the holes 9 provided for the purpose. This shank piece is formed with an extension or tongue 10 to conform to the extension 5 of the insole 1. To support the shank piece I prefer to make use of a layer or section of cork l2 to underlie the metal at the base of the tongue, which is preferably glued in place before applying the metal shank piece. This shank piece is also preferably provided with openings 13' to give the metal more resiliency and to pro-- vide openings for securing the other ortion 3 of the insole, which is then tac ed or riveted in place over the metal shank piece. The metal tongue ofthe shank piece isalso preferably covered with a strip of leather to prevent the tongue Wearing on the leather of the upper.

The shoe is then lasted and the welt and upper secured to the insole in the usual way. Then before attachin lthe outer sole, a section of skived cork ller 14 is securedby gluing or otherwise secured over the ball and toe ortion of the insole section 1, and overlapping this at the ball, and extending well over theheel .is also secured a shank section of-skived cork.

The outer sole and the heel is then attached and the shoe is complete.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a shoe, a complete inner sole made in two parts, a main section extending from toe to heel and channeled from the toe to the ball of the foot, an extension piece of similar material to engage the instep of the foot, channeled along its inner edge and sewed through the channels to the main insole slection at the instep portion to take an upstanding position an to abut the sides of the insole,y and a second section for the shank portion channeled on each edge from the ball to the heel, with stii'ening material interposed between the two portions and the parts secured together to form a. completeV inner sole.

2. In a shoe, a complete inner sole made in two parts, a main section 'extending' from toe to heel and channeled from the toe to the ball of the foot, an extension piece of similar material to engage the instep of the foot, channeled along its inner edges and sewed through the channels to the main insole section at the instep portion to take anv upstanding position and to abut the sides of the insole, and a second section for the shank portion channeled on each edge from the ball to the heel with a metal shank piece eX- tending from the ball to the heel interposed between the two insole sections, said metal shank piece having a metal tongue curved to correspond to the extension piece of the main section, and the parts secured together to form a complete inner sole.

EMMERICK ANDERSON. 

